Brucchi, Francesco https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-4369
De Troyer, Annabelle
Vierstraete, Maaike
Muysoms, Filip
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Milano
Article History
Received: 14 October 2025
Accepted: 10 December 2025
First Online: 15 December 2025
Declarations
:
: Outside the study, Maaike Vierstraete reports no conflict of interest; Francesco Brucchi reports no conflict of interest. Annabelle De Troyer benefitted from a fellow-ship grant from Intuitive Surgical. Filip Muysoms has been awarded research funding from Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical, and FEG Tex-tiltechnik. Additionally, Filip Muysoms has received speaking fees from Medtronic, BD Bard, Intuitive Surgical, and WL GORE, as well as consulting fees from Medtronic, CMR Surgical, and has provided expert testimony for Sofradim. Filip Muysoms also serves as a proctor for Intuitive Surgical, Medtronic, and is an advisory board member for Medtronic.